Bombay Bicycle Club have spent their lives writing songs for Saturday nights and songs for Sunday mornings, ever since they first began as teenagers. Now in their early thirties, they remain one of the most inventive, quietly influential British guitar bands of their era — a group defined by an uncanny instinct for melody and their ability to reinvent themselves without ever losing their identity.
Their story began in earnest in 2009 with the release of their debut album, I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose — a record early fans still hold with fierce devotion. It became the soundtrack to countless formative moments, a raw, visceral burst of youthful urgency and open-hearted honesty. These were songs filled with teenage volatility and emotional abandon, and they connected instantly, laying out the group’s early mission with absolute sincerity.
Everything shifted just a year later. In 2010, the band released Flaws, an album that completely rerouted expectations. Out went the churning guitars and wide-eyed clatter of their debut; in came acoustic simplicity, warmth, and a deep exhale. The record landed in the UK Top 10 and earned a nomination for Best Album at the Ivor Novello Awards, forcing anyone who assumed they knew the band to reconsider.
By 2011, Bombay Bicycle Club reinvented themselves again with A Different Kind of Fix, a vibrant leap forward that fused oddball pop sensibilities with their growing confidence as songwriters. Tracks like “Shuffle” and “How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep” revealed a band moving decisively into their own technicolor world, unafraid of bold choices or unexpected left turns.
Three years later came 2014’s So Long, See You Tomorrow, a record that felt like a self-contained greatest-hits collection. Songs such as “Carry Me,” “Luna,” and “Feel” showcased dazzling rhythms, inventive textures, and a sense of ambition that suggested a band not just hitting their stride but stretching the limits of their creativity. Despite their young age, they delivered an album lauded as one of their finest, culminating in a Mercury Music Prize nomination. They closed the era by selling out London’s Earls Court — the final performance before the venue’s demolition — and left it shaking in their wake.
A decade into their career but still only 24, the band stepped away. What was intended to be a quick breather became five years of creative detours, collaborations, and personal transformations. And yet, they missed the connection that only existed between the four of them. They missed being Bombay Bicycle Club.
Their reunion arrived in late 2019 with “Eat, Sleep, Wake (Nothing But You),” a song that felt instantly, unmistakably like them — catchy, off-center, and utterly infectious. It paved the way for 2020’s Everything Else Has Gone Wrong, produced alongside John Congleton. The album marked a triumphant reinvention after years apart, a return that felt both familiar and revitalized.
Then, as confetti rained down during two sold-out nights at London’s Alexandra Palace, the world changed. Talk of a fast-spreading virus turned their long-awaited comeback into a false start, and plans dissolved into uncertainty.
Until now.
Back in their London studio, Bombay Bicycle Club have built their sixth album, My Big Day — an expansive, joyful, fully realized new chapter. It is a record alive with color and momentum, crafted with intention and bursting with the thrill of rediscovery.
This time, collaboration became a guiding force. The studio’s doors remained open, welcoming contributions from Damon Albarn, Jay Som, Nilüfer Yanya, and Holly Humberstone, with one more special guest still under wraps. While visitors brought their own flavor, the band themselves shaped the record’s core, with Jack Steadman taking the lead behind the production desk. Only two tracks stepped outside those walls: “Heaven,” created with Paul Epworth, and “Turn the World On,” produced with Ben Allen — who previously worked with them on “Shuffle.”
From the first listen, My Big Day feels like curtains thrown wide open. It is a bright, bold, unselfconscious album from a band confident in their identity and excited by what lies ahead. These songs shimmer with the energy of a group rejuvenated — a band that has grown, stretched, reunited, and emerged with something vital to say.
Bombay Bicycle Club remain one of Britain’s most consistent and adventurous guitar bands. My Big Day proves they are far from finished — and as they prepare to bring these songs to stages around the globe, there is little doubt the next chapter will be one worth witnessing.
Always Like This
Shuffle
Eat, Sleep Wake (Nothing But You)
Lights Out, Words Gone
Luna
Began career after winning V Festival competition opening slot.
Guitar-driven indie rock with explorations into folk and electronica.
Headlined tours across North America, Australia, Europe, and Asia.
Sold out major London venues showcasing loyal fanbase growth.
So Long, See You Tomorrow reached number one in 2014.
Earned critically acclaimed chart successes across multiple album cycles.
Built strong global following through steady creative evolution.
Debut single “Evening/Morning” established immediate early momentum.
Recognition grew quickly after V Festival opening victory.
Received Ivor Novello nomination for best album “Flaws”.
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